ARPANA RANA vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

CRM-M-6484-2026 -1- (129) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-6484-2026 Date of decision :29.05.2026 ARPANA RANA ... Petitioner Versus STATE OF HARYANA & OTHERS ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present: Mr.Rajan Arora, Advocate with Ms. Sanchi Bindra, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. T.P. Singh, Sr. DAG, Haryana. **** JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. The prayer in the present petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondent Nos.1 to 3 to protect the fundamental rights of the petitioner from the unlawful harassment of the official respondents in connection with FIR No.196 dated 19.03.2022 registered under Sections 406, 420, 120B, 506 IPC and 316(2), 318(4), 61(2), 351(2)/(3) of BNS at Police Station Thanesar Sadar, Kurukshetra. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner contends that an FIR No.196 dated 19.03.2022 under Sections 406, 420, 120B, 506 IPC and 316(2), 318(4), 61(2), 351(2)/(3) of BNS Police Station Thanesar Sadar, Kurukshetra has been registered against Sumit Arora and others. The petitioner is being sought to be arrayed as an accused only because